[MyAppleMenu] Feb 11, 2005

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MyAppleMenu
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Mac news for Mac people

[News]

*** Survey: Laptop Program Backed
<http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780763275&path=!news&s=1045855934842>
David Ress, Richmond Times-Dispatch

Henrico County students are using their laptops successfully for learning, but they aren't entirely convinced the computers help them do better in school, a new study says.

*** Apple Announces Two-For-One Stock Split
<http://www.macminute.com/2005/02/11/apple-stock-split/>
MacMinute

*** ADHOC Posts MacHack Papers
<http://apple.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000573031197/>
Scott McNulty, Unofficial Apple Weblog

*** AirPort Express Router Moves Off The Outlet And Onto The Desktop
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/10/technology/circuits/10base.html?ex=1265778000&en=0f26a1909b568599&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Tim Gnatek, New York Times

AirPort Express owners who want to show off the ourters have an option: the AirBase from Griffin Technology.

[Opinion]

*** Wanted: Connector Extender
<http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2005/02/connectorextender/index.php>
Dan Frakes, Playlist

[Review]

*** QuicKeys X3 At The Crossroads
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?14@764.1sofaH86UZE.0@.3c4f5c5c!discloc=.3c5847ef>
Matt Neuburg, TidBITS

Users must decide whether QuicKeys X3's excellent interface alone can justify its premium price.

*** Exporting Individual vCards
<http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/mac911/2005/02/singlevcards/index.php>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

*** Mac Meets PC And Both Learn To Share
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/10/technology/circuits/10basi.html?ex=1265778000&en=6e8210879dc207ae&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt>
Larry Magid, New York Times

There is a way to have your Mac and PC, too, without having to devote money or space to an extra keyboard, monitor or mouse. If you network the machines, it's also possible for them to share hard drives, printers and other peripherals.

[Wintel]

*** Worst. CEO. Ever.
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/02/wo/wo_pontin021005.asp?trk=top>
Brad King adn Michelle Delio, MIT Technology Review

Just after the official announcement came down that CEO Carly Fiorina would be sacked, corks were popped and bottles were opened. There was little time for empathy. No pangs of sadness. Inside the company, workers openly celebrated their liberation from "Her Royal Horribleness," a nickname bestowed upon Fiorina for her abrasive treatment of line workers.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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<http://www.myapplemenu.com/tomorrow/>
Emerging Technologies. Innovative Applications. New Economy

[News]

*** Google's Missing Piece
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12606-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_technology>
David A. Vise, Washington Post

Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page yesterday offered their most detailed glimpse inside the company's operations since selling shares to the public in August, including the firm's inability to swiftly hire enough computer engineers abroad to foster innovation.

*** Parents Protest Student Computer ID Tags
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12710-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_technology>
Lisa Leff, Associated Press

The only grade school in this rural town of Sutter, California is requiring students to wear radio frequency identification badges that can track their every move. Some parents are outraged, fearing it will take away their children's privacy.

[Linux]

*** Judge Declares SCO's Lack Of Evidence 'Astonishing'
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/02/11/sco/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0205>
Rodney Gedda, Computerworld Australia

In a sign that the long-running battle between IBM and SCO over alleged copyright infringement may be winding down, U.S. district court judge Dale Kimball has labelled SCO's ability to provide evidence to support its case as astonishing and has denied the company's motion to dismiss a key counterclaim by IBM.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[World]

*** Fake News, Fake Reporter
<http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/02/10/gannon_affair/index_np.html>
Eric Boehlert, Salon

Why was a partisan hack, using an alias and with no journalism background, given repeated access to daily White House press briefings?

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[News]

*** 17 Lim Lee Engs -- Identity Mix-Up Puts Woman In A Fix
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,300228,00.html?>
Chua Kong Ho, Straits Times

Businesswoman's creditworthiness hit; her name finds its way into four lawsuits.

MyAppleMenu Shuffle
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Life is random. More tunes, less talk.

[Tunes]

*** One Day
<http://www.radioprojectone.com/Listen.asp>
Radio Project One, Demo Recording
<http://www.radioprojectone.com/mp3/demo/03-One%20Day.mp3>